Band or collar



(No Model.)

W. GRAY.

BAND OR COLLAR.

No. 325,672; Patented Sept. 8, 1885.

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WILLIAM GRAY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

BAND OR COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,672, datedSeptember 8, 1885.

Application filed December 26, 1894. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GRAY, of Hartford, in the county of Hartfordand State of Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bands or Collars, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, whereby a person skilled in the art canmake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, where- Figure l is aplan View of one of my improved bands or collars extended fiatwise. Fig.2 is a crosssectional view through a band, showing the position of thedevice when the locking parts are engaged. Fig. 3 is a sectional Viewthrough the band, showing the edges turned outward. Fig. 4-. is aviewillustrating the special use to which my band may be put in holding thefolded-up end of a horses tail.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple, andefficient device for securely holding in a close knot or tie the braidedor bundled-up end of the tail of a horse.

My invention consists in a collar or band, of metal or any convenientsuitable material, that has on or near one end projecting locking pointsor hooks, and in the other end a lockingsocket, the whole being soconstructed and arranged that the hooks engage in the socket and hold bythe outward pressure of or upon the band.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a denotes a band of metal orother suitable matcrial, of which a collar or band may be made;

tinuity of the edges of the band. This latter is not a necessaryfeature, but is desirable.

The band is made preferably from a sheet of thin spring metal, as bycutting by means of dies, and the hooks are formed by punching out thetongues and thrusting one end of each out of the plane of the band uponone face, as shown, so that they all point backward and form hooks thatmaybe caught under the edge of the metal at the place where the socketis formed in the other end of the band.

The particular use to which my band is adapted is illustrated in Fig. 4,which shows the device applied to the tail of a horse, on which it isfastened by folding up and turning back the hairs, clasping the bandabout them, and locking the ends by thrusting the hooks into thesockets, a sufficient number being provided to allow of the properadjustment. The outward pressure of the confined mass of hair causes thelocking parts to remain engaged until the band is purposely com pressedand the hooks disengaged.

This band may be made plain or ornamental to any desired degree, and theedges may be rounded outward, to prevent them from cut ting or breakingthe hair.

The outer and overlapping end of the band is provided with athumb-piece, (Z, that is an aid in pushing upon the end, so as to causethe hooks to engage in the sockets.

I claim as my invention An improved band or collar made of thin metal,one end of the band having projecting buttons or hooks, and the otherend having corresponding-sockets, the outer end having also athumb-piecc, all substantially as described.

CHAS. L. Bonon'rr, H. R. WILLIAMs.

